“ People don't want the truth when they ask how you're doing after you lost your brother. ”
My shower doesn't make everything go away. The world doesn't feel like a bigger, brighter place because my hair smells like coconuts.
~ Jolene Perry
Do you feel safe there?Immediately tears come down my face. Yes.Why does that make you cry?
Something like another wave of despair crashes into me. I'm so heavy. I blink and a tear slides down my cheek.Then you lean on us for a while. Let us carry you, Joy, until you're not heavy anymore. That's what family is.
And it's true what I read about joy. It's the kind of happiness that not only fills you up but spills over. Really, all you have to do is look for it, and then have the strength to let it in. And believe it or not, that's the hardest part.
